Today, I think it’s fair to say that most people in this country (Ireland) and indeed, in much of the world, are concerned at how the ongoing recession is affecting and will affect our lives. I’m certainly no expert in economics, but it seems to me that we are all concerned about money, making it, borrowing it, repaying it, collecting it, etc. . . I wonder if we are overlooking a much bigger problem. . . . that is a rapidly dwindling supply of natural resources. I’m not talking about oil, although for the long term good of our planet, the sooner that one runs out, the better . ..
But all of the houshold gadgets we have come to expect and believe we are entitled to . . maybe we just cannot afford them at any price . . . maybe we need to forget about the whole idea of economic success. Instead of looking up to the person with the big house and the big car, maybe we should look up to the person with the smallest house, the bicycle, . . .
Anyway, if you have an opinion on what you think the human race should be most concerned about today, why not post it here. Supposing you were put in charge of this planet and its long term future, what would you do?
Brendan Dooley, publisher of Irish Timber & Forestry (18 years) and the environment journal, The Local Planet. Also, together with his wife Gina, and children, Lisa, Simon, Leanne and Aoife, they run the a general printing and signmaking business, The Print Factory. Also likes to spend time in his developing vegetable garden!